Silly Picture Day!

I’ve snapped quite a few cutie patootie photos this week.
It all started with the play date and since I had the camera out and Grayson was being particularly photogenic (or maybe he was just patient with his silly Momma), I decided to snap away.
Enjoy!

Look into my eyes!

Heisman pose & showing off his guns, Hanz and Franz-style

<-- Gotta figure out this equation!

Let's see how this thing works. Uh huh, yes, Chip A plugs into Sector C.

Chillin' with Dad, Monkey & Moo Cow. Easy like Sunday, er Saturday Mornin'

I think both boys are ready for Mom to take a camera break. :-) Hope everyone has a great week!

Play date!

Today we had our first official play date and it was so much fun!
The 3 Mommies decided to get a weekly date set up and Grayson and I offered to host the first week. It was great to sit around with the other ladies and chat, laugh, listen to advice and all those “Been there!” mommy stories, while the 3 little monkeys enjoyed the chaotic blanket of toys I laid out.

And although mess isn’t my strong suit, the kids really enjoyed everything strewn about. They were so cute and up to their elbows in fun. But yes, because I’m a little “Monica Geller-ish” I had everything cleaned up and ready for the next play date about 15 minutes after the party departed. Yay, can’t wait! Both Grayson and I had loads of fun.
Take a look at all the shots. The expressions crack me up!

Grayson: "So I says to the guy, $100 for an Elmo rattle?"
Lily: "No way, you're kidding me! $100?!?" Cutie pah-tootie. The dimple duo. Wish Grayson would have been showing his off too! I wish this picture wouldn't have turned out blurry!
"Here we come...walkin' down the street, singing the funniest love songs..." "Welcome to the gun show, Lily!" Our adorable guests

Love how Lily is giggling at Grayson making zooberts! So cute! Little Jackson is on the move!

Such a cute gaze from Lily!

The 3 happy cuties.

Welcome to San Dimas, Beeth Oven!

Over the past couple months I’ve noticed that Little Grayson has really discovered the joy that is music.
Truth be told, he comes by it naturally; Dan is a music fanatic.
Not only has DJ Dan gone platinum with his air guitar and air drum talents, he knows so many genres that 90% of the music selected during our many 13 hour trips back home has never been heard by my ears. But I guess that’s what happens when one doesn’t channel surf and the tuner is always set to one station on XM.

So at the doing of my own hand, Grayson is well on his way to becoming mini-Dan.
It all started when he was itty bitty and I was ecstatic that my goofy songs and silly faces produced giggles. So I purchased 100 silly songs on my iPod and since that day, his giggles have matured into full-on laughing, dancing while supported, jumping, clapping his little hands to the beat and most of all playing (or banging actually) his tiny piano. Here’s our little Beethoven, or Beeth Oven as Bill and Ted call him, enjoying the music along with some other shots from this week.

Wooo Pig Jammies! Thanks Aunt Chris, We love them!

Experimenting with the flash to capture G's baby blues.

Howdy, Partner!

Just chillin'.

Daddy's home!

Mr. Curious George needed some snuggles.

January Fun

We received the annually allotted 2 days of winter snow this week.
It seems to be a perpetual occurrence whether we live here or back in Little Rock.
I am glad, however, that it is short lived. 2 days is about all I can take of the snow and I am very much looking forward to the June temps again.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree that 2 days of snow can be pretty (when you’re watching it from a warm house with a cup of hot cocoa) but the havoc it wreaks is torture! First and foremost, it’s FREEZING! It’s too cold for any venturing outside without apparel rated for Siberia, no one can drive anywhere, before it hits everyone freaks out, runs to Walmart and empties it of all bottled water, milk, generators, survival gear, first aid kits, and whatever else is on the “Survive Y2K” list, the entire city shuts down, and poor Ginger has to endure the icy, slip-slidey snow, while I look on like a worried mother hen, bracing her and at the ready, 2 inches away, prepared to catch her so she doesn’t break a hip.
Yes, I cant wait for June. Thank goodness we’ll be back up in the 60’s next week. So the great news about this year’s storm: Dan’s trip overseas was delayed and eventually cancelled. He was scheduled to depart the night it all came marching through, only to get delayed a day and inevitably cancelled. Hurray! It’s always nice to have him home for 30 days straight. The bad news is, he chivalrously assigned himself the duty of clearing Ginger’s ramp, the sidewalk and driveway of ice…a few times over and over. I was very appreciative, as was Ginger, that on the 2nd day Ginger could actually go down the ramp and I could get the truck out because of his labors.
So what does a family do when they are stuck inside? Hang out, play games, giggle, have fun, snuggle, and enjoy the company.

Oh how I wish I knew what the Elephant was whispering to Grayson. It must have been a great joke. Funny Elephant!Shhhew! We're tired from all the playing!Dan playing the "vroom, vroom, high chair as a Nascar racer" game. It's always a hit.Let's go to Mommy & Me class!
(Not pictured, the big fuzzy polar bear blanket that was placed over him)

Christmas Back Home

Here are some shots from our amazing Christmas visit. We had such a blast! And even though we absolutely hated driving away, we loved spending a week in Little Rock with the family.

As usual the days were filled with good company, great visits, yummy food (Dan made sure to get his BBQ fix!), incredible presents and of course a bunch of Grayson firsts. He did great opening the presents too, with just a smidgen of help from Mom & Dad.

Hope everyone had an equally wonderful holiday!

As usual, all the pictures are out on picasa.

Excited about all the presents!

Hey, Hey! Dad and I have matching jackets!

Yum, food!

I'm ready for sippy cups, Mom!
See my toofers?? I have 2!

I love Grammer's pups! They're just my size!

Fun games with the Great Grandparents!

Dad snuggles
Grandpa always makes me giggle!

Silly hat time!
His expression: Christmas in Little Rock was AWESOME!